Grand jury indicts WHCA dinner shooting suspect Cole Allen on four counts

Published May 5, 2026 6:22pm ET



A federal grand jury indicted the alleged gunman who attempted to disrupt the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on four charges on Tuesday. 

Cole Allen, 31, was charged with attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump, assaulting an officer or employee of the United States with a deadly weapon, and two other related firearms charges: transportation of a firearm and ammunition through interstate commerce with intent to commit a felony and using, carrying, brandishing, and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence.   

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